Ok guys, I am currently 20K into parts alone on my upgrades and still haven't got the car back yet. Might add others too while its in the shop, currently going in is a Paxton system, headers, cats, exhaust, vec 3, lowering, & rims & tires. Have I forgot something? Starting to think I am crazy as a loon to be spending this kind of cash on improving a car that was as near perfect as could be to begin with
I am dreading the labor bill I am going to see for putting all this stuff in. Is anyone else as obsessed as I am? Tell me I'm not stupid or crazy
I am the president of the Western region of Viper Modder's Anonymous. We are a 12-step program support group for those who believe that they might have a viper modding addiction. You are welcome to attend one of our support group sessions. It's free, and you can gain the support of other good folks who are in the same boat.
For those who might be unfamiliar with our 12 step program, here is a breakdown of the 12 steps of Viper Modding Addiction Support:
1: You must admit that although your stock vehicle has over 500 horsepower, that you feel powerless over supercharged vettes, new C6 Z06's and even the occasional turbo Supra—and that this makes your life unmanageable.
2: You must come to believe that a Power greater than ourselves can restore your Viper to its rightful place as the most bad ass car you will ever encounter.
3: You must make a decision to turn your Viper and all of your financial resources over to the care of DC Performance, Jason Heffner, Doug Levin, "He who must not be named" or another such higher Power.
4: You must make a searching and fearless modification inventory of your Viper.
5: You must admit to yourself, the higher Power, and to all those on the VCA Board the exact nature of the perceived shortcomings of your stock Viper.
6: You must become entirely ready to have the higher Power remove all these defects in performance.
7: Humbly hand your credit card to Him, and beg Him to to remove your Viper's shortcomings.
8: While your Viper is in the care of the higher Power, you must make a list of all silly, vain persons you know who have cars that previously were faster than your stock Viper.
9: After your Viper has been cleansed of its shortcomings, and you are no longer powerless, you must seek out and administer to such silly, vain persons and their lame cars the beat down they so richly deserve. Make sure to place wagers and take their money whenever possible so that you can give it to the higher Power.
10. Drive the wheels off of your modified, bad-ass Viper and continue to take a frank inventory of additional mods you may need.
11. Continue to improve your Viper to a level that is well beyond your capacity as a driver, and pray to Fred Kinder, Bonderant, Skip Barber and the other deities of driving skill, that they will will protect you during the learning curve of driving your now insanely fast machine.
12. Open a seperate checking account in your name only, and have the statements sent to your work address. Make all tithes and offerings to the higher Power out of this account. (This really should be the first step.)
P.S. I've spent more on go fast parts (just parts, not labor) than I did on my car.
you're asking a bunch of car freaks thier opionon...They will tell you "your perfectly normal".........Ask some random guy at a Starbucks and see what he says.....
